Article
Paraneoplastic neuronal intermediate filament autoimmunity
3 Oct 2018
Abstract excerpt
Objective To describe paraneoplastic neuronal intermediate filament (NIF) autoimmunity. Methods Archived patient and control serum and CSF specimens were evaluated by tissue-based indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Autoantigens were identified by Western blot and mass spectrometry. NIF specificity was confirmed by dual tissue section staining and 5 recombinant NIF-specific HEK293 cell-based assays (CBAs,...
